spiderwort

spi·der·wort

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spahy-der-wurt, -wawrt]
- /ˈspaɪ dərˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spahy-der-wurt, -wawrt]
- /ˈspaɪ dərˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/

Definitions of spiderwort word

noun spiderwort any plant of the genus Tradescantia, having blue, purple, or rose-colored flowers. 1
noun spiderwort any of several related plants. 1
noun spiderwort any of various plants of the American genus Tradescantia, esp T. virginiana, having blue, purplish, or pink flowers and widely grown as house plants: family Commelinaceae 0
noun spiderwort any of various similar or related plants 0
noun spiderwort any of a genus (Tradescantia) of fleshy perennial plants of the spiderwort family, having grasslike leaves and showy purplish, white, or pink flowers 0
adjective spiderwort designating a family (Commelinaceae, order Commelinales) of monocotyledonous plants, including the dayflower and wandering Jew 0

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Origin of spiderwort

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; spider + wort2

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Parts of speech for Spiderwort

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spiderwort popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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